Similar to what I wrote about in one of the blogs, within this act Shakespeare illuminates Lady Macbeth's "evil intelligence." As you guys have done successfully and creatively readers are able to expose Macbeth's "crazy side"—as he is the one who is seeing...imagining the ghost of Banquo. As others are witnessing this, Ross, Lennox, lords and other attendants Lady Macbeth cleverly finds an excuse as to why he is acting this way. Saying “sit my worthy friends: my lord is often thus, and hath been from his youth: pray you” (3.4.53-54) she manipulates her guest into feeling sorry for him—stating he is sick. Intellectually evil, Lady Macbeth some how, in her crazy way, has once again pulled her husband “out of the fire.”
This group’s interpretation of Act III Scene IV was both entertaining and interesting. I find the representation of Banquo as a modern ghost an appropriate choice for the comic. Outlining Banquo in white, color wise exemplifies his representation as innocent and aesthetically makes him easier to discern from the other characters. Although in the play footnotes the “A Bantam Classic” company describes Shakespeare’s intention was not to display Banquo as a figment of Macbeth’s imagination. Watching the play, as Shakespeare directed it, an audience member, who the scene before saw Banquo murdered, would understand he was a ghost, but in the same moment have no way to see him as intangible since Shakespeare depicted Banquo as completely visible. Although, Banquo’s visibility was modeled after the views of ghosts after the Protestant Reformation. Ghosts were viewed as dead people’s spirits sent to destroy the Devil’s victims as missionaries of revenge; they had the ability to choose who they appeared to. Reviewing the scene I believe both ways of depicting Banquo’s ghost form impact the audience appropriately. Your group’s interpretation allows the audience to fully connect the idea of a haunting with Macbeth’s recent episodes of hallucinations. Shakespeare’s way lends itself more to the aspect of horror of Macbeth’s actions. Regardless, I loved the clip!!! Great job guys
I find this group’s Multimedia project extremely impressive and funny, too! Like Lucy wrote, the addition of Banquo in ghost form worked really well for the scene. With the first introduction of the ghost, a white-outlined figure can immediately be seen creating a literal and figurative contrast with the reddish background. As Lucy mentioned, white typically symbolizes innocence. By immersing Banquo’s apparition in a figurative sea of blood, the group effectively emphasizes how Macbeth’s spiral into insanity and lust for power ultimately destroys (and “drowns”) those around him. Plus, I love the little details added throughout the clip. I find the fact that such serious sounding music plays in the background while colloquial comments like “cool… yeah you’d think that” and “murder stuff, don’t worry about it” are being thrown around is so hilarious. My favorite part is probably when Lady Macbeth asks Macbeth if he’s “even a man” and there’s a quarter of a second where a tiny “yes” pops up. Great job, guys!
Similar to what I wrote about in one of the blogs, within this act Shakespeare illuminates Lady Macbeth's "evil intelligence." As you guys have done successfully and creatively readers are able to expose Macbeth's "crazy side"—as he is the one who is seeing...imagining the ghost of Banquo. As others are witnessing this, Ross, Lennox, lords and other attendants Lady Macbeth cleverly finds an excuse as to why he is acting this way. Saying “sit my worthy friends: my lord is often thus, and hath been from his youth: pray you” (3.4.53-54) she manipulates her guest into feeling sorry for him—stating he is sick. Intellectually evil, Lady Macbeth some how, in her crazy way, has once again pulled her husband “out of the fire.”
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DeleteThis group’s interpretation of Act III Scene IV was both entertaining and interesting. I find the representation of Banquo as a modern ghost an appropriate choice for the comic. Outlining Banquo in white, color wise exemplifies his representation as innocent and aesthetically makes him easier to discern from the other characters. Although in the play footnotes the “A Bantam Classic” company describes Shakespeare’s intention was not to display Banquo as a figment of Macbeth’s imagination. Watching the play, as Shakespeare directed it, an audience member, who the scene before saw Banquo murdered, would understand he was a ghost, but in the same moment have no way to see him as intangible since Shakespeare depicted Banquo as completely visible. Although, Banquo’s visibility was modeled after the views of ghosts after the Protestant Reformation. Ghosts were viewed as dead people’s spirits sent to destroy the Devil’s victims as missionaries of revenge; they had the ability to choose who they appeared to. Reviewing the scene I believe both ways of depicting Banquo’s ghost form impact the audience appropriately. Your group’s interpretation allows the audience to fully connect the idea of a haunting with Macbeth’s recent episodes of hallucinations. Shakespeare’s way lends itself more to the aspect of horror of Macbeth’s actions. Regardless, I loved the clip!!! Great job guys
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ReplyDeleteI find this group’s Multimedia project extremely impressive and funny, too! Like Lucy wrote, the addition of Banquo in ghost form worked really well for the scene. With the first introduction of the ghost, a white-outlined figure can immediately be seen creating a literal and figurative contrast with the reddish background. As Lucy mentioned, white typically symbolizes innocence. By immersing Banquo’s apparition in a figurative sea of blood, the group effectively emphasizes how Macbeth’s spiral into insanity and lust for power ultimately destroys (and “drowns”) those around him. Plus, I love the little details added throughout the clip. I find the fact that such serious sounding music plays in the background while colloquial comments like “cool… yeah you’d think that” and “murder stuff, don’t worry about it” are being thrown around is so hilarious. My favorite part is probably when Lady Macbeth asks Macbeth if he’s “even a man” and there’s a quarter of a second where a tiny “yes” pops up. Great job, guys!
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